Washing-machine



, (No Model.)

D. SAVAGE.

, WASHIHG MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID SAVAGE, OF BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,453, dated July 23, 1889. Applicatien filed J une 29, 1888. Serial No. 278,524. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID SAVAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomsburg, in the county of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vashing-Machines, of which the following is so full, clear, and exact a description as will enable others ,skilled in the art to which Iny invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side View of my washer with a part of the side of the top broken away to show the depressed top of the washer, and the handle and geared sector removed. Fig. 2 is a top view of my washer. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical l section showing the method of attachment of the gear-wheel to the square agitator-bar. Fig. 4c is a side view of one of the legs of my washer, showing the construction whereby it serves as a handle. Fig. 5 is avertical section of one of thehollow agitator-knobs with attachment-han ge. Fig. 64

is a side view of the handle of my washer, showing a part of the side of the tub in section and a friction-roller attached to the handle. Fig. '7 is a vertical section of the rubber and shaft, showing manner of at-tachment of the head to the shaft.

In the accompanying drawings corresponding parts are .always designated by the same letters.

In Fig. l my washer is shown with the cover raised and the agitator exposed to view. This agitator is constructed as follows: Upon a round board A are screwed the four hollow knobs K, which are made of galvanized iron. Through the center of this board is cut a hole, over which is screwed the ilanged rodprotector E on the same side with the hollow knobs. On the opposite or upper side of the board A is fastened the guide-piece D, provided with a square hole set opposite to the round hole in the rod-protector E, an d thro ugh which the square agitator-rod B is free to slide. This agitator-rod is provided, as seen in Fig. l, with an upset head II, which prevents t-he agitator from slipping off the rod. In Fig. 3 is shown the fastening of this rod to the gear-wheel G. This is a rigid fastening, and ispreferably accomplished by means of the wedge and key shown at w and k in Fig. 3. The gear-wheel G, 'by means of which the agitator is worked, is held to the washeroover by Ineans of the bearing-strap M. A preferred means of operating this gear-wheel is shown in Fig. 2, in which S is a geared sector lpivoted firmly at Pand designed to rotate back and forth about this pivot when the handle WV is drawn back and forth by the operator. The sector S is provided on the side opposite the handle with teeth, which extend downward and mesh with those of the gear-,wheel G. Thus when the handle and sector are swung back and forth this rotation is transmitted through the gear-wheel and agitator-rod to the agitator.

The whole of this mechanism is attached to the cover of the washer, as shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 5 shows one of the galvanized-iron knobs K on the agitator. These are hollow, as seen at c, and are screwed to the agitatorplank by means of screws passing through the apertures h in the attached flange.

In Fig. 4t the peculiar construction and attachment of the legs L are shown. As will be seen, these legs are bolted to the tub at two points g g. Between these two points the leg is so shaped as to leave aconsiderable space between the side of the tub and the upper portion of the leg. The construction of the four legs being the same, this space Nserves as a convenient handle for the carriage of the washer.

At R in Fig. 6 may be seen the tapering roller pivoted in the bearings f and designed to roll along the top of the edge e of the washer. This device is for the purpose of obviating the friction and wear which would otherwise arise between the handle and the edge of the tub.

My washer will then be operated as follows: Upon raising the cover by means of the handle XV the agitator will naturally fall back until the guide I) restsagainst the inside of the cover.v This will leave the door of the washer quite free for the entrance of the clothes. The door being then closed, the agitator will rest upon the clothes with no more than its own weight, as it is free to slide upon the agitator-rod B and assume a position corresponding to the amount of clothes. This will permit of the use of my machine for Ico washing fine cambrics, lace, and other delicate material. By crowding more clothes into the washer and forcing the agitatorback against the cover a more vigorous action may be obtained suited to the coarser fabrics. The movement of my handle being always in the same horizontal plane, which plane is at a convenient height for the operator, two features of prime importance are thereby attained. In the first place, the operator is always able to stand upright, thus relieving the muscles of the back. In the second place, almost his whole weight is available for work, inasmuch as the plane of motion is horizontal and is approximately that of his center of gravity.

It is noted here that the rod-protector E is provided with a plug E', which serves to steady the agitator and keep the metallic protuberances on its bottom up above the bottom of the clotl1es1eceptacle, which is particularly desirable in shipping' the machine. The plug may be cut oil", as shown in dotted lines at e', when very delicate fabrics are being washed and the operator desires to keep them wholly out of Contact with the lower end of the agitator-rod. At such a time an ordinary cork might be used to plug up the lower end of the rod-protector.

Having now described the object, uses, and 

